Nolan West | |
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Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 32A district 37B (2017-2022) | |
Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Tim Sanders |
Personal details | |
Born | September 30,1990 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Blaine,Minnesota |
Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
Nolan West (born September 30,1990) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,West represents District 37B in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the city of Blaine and parts of Anoka County. [1] [2]
West was raised in Blaine,Minnesota. [3] He attended Meadow Creek Christian School in Andover (the year after he graduated,the school’s name was changed to Legacy Christian Academy). [4] He attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history with a minor in political science. [1] He was a legislative assistant for the Republican caucus in the Minnesota House of Representatives for almost two years until he resigned in September 2016 following reports of several racist posts he had made on Facebook. [5] [6] [7] [8]
West was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016,after incumbent Tim Sanders retired,and has been reelected every two years since. He serves as an assistant minority leader and sits on the Capital Investment,Education Finance,and Transportation Finance and Policy Committees. [9]
West's first session was the 90th legislative session (2017–18),in which he was chief author of 30 bills, [10] most notably HF0187, [11] HF0297, [12] and HF1496, [13] all of which addressed one of the main infrastructure issues of his district,Highway 65. No bill that West chief authored made it through committee;all were dead/failed. [10]
HF0187, [11] which addressed the reconstruction of 105th Ave.,was introduced to the Transportation Finance Committee but no further actions were taken. SF172, [14] the Senate companion bill,was authored by Senator Jerry Newton,who pushed it into the 90th "First Special Session,HF5,Art. 1,Sec. 15,Sub. 3". [14]
HF5 [15] was authored by Representative Dean Urdahl and addressed the 105th Ave. reconstruction by granting $3,246,000 to the city of Blaine to predesign,design,and reconstruct 105th Avenue in the vicinity of the National Sports Center in Blaine. [16]
West's second session was the 91st legislative session (2019–20),in which he was chief author of nine bills, [17] most notably HF1597 [18] and HF3285, [19] both of which address Highway 65 and the intersection of 109th Ave. No bill that West chief authored during the 91st session made it through committee except HF3285,which was pushed into the 91st Legislature,2020 5th Special Session by the Transportation Finance Committee.
HF3285 [19] was addressed in HF0001 [20] during the 91st Legislature,2020 5th Special Session,authored by Representative Mary Murphy,and addressed the issue of the intersection of 109th Ave by allocating $1.5 million to "Anoka County to complete preliminary engineering,environmental analysis,and final design of a grade separation and associated improvements to Anoka County State-Aid Highway 12,known as 109th Avenue,at marked Trunk Highway 65 in the city of Blaine". [21]
Unlike most other members of the Republican caucus,West has been a strong supporter of legalizing recreational cannabis in Minnesota. [22] [23] [24] During the 92nd Minnesota Legislature,he voted for HF600,a bill that would have legalized cannabis in the state,though it was not taken up by the Republican-controlled Senate. [25] During the 93rd Legislature,West was one of five House Republicans who voted for HF100,which similarly legalized cannabis in the state;the bill was also passed by the DFL-controlled Senate and signed into law by Governor Tim Walz. West gave a 15-minute speech in support of the bill,comparing cannabis with other legal recreational drugs,such as nicotine and alcohol. [26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nolan West | 11,473 | 50.26 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Susan Witt | 11,305 | 49.52 | |
Write-in | 49 | 0.21 | ||
Total votes | 22,827 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nolan West (incumbent) | 10,254 | 50.22 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Amir Joseph Malik | 10,101 | 49.47 | |
Write-in | 65 | 0.32 | ||
Total votes | 20,420 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nolan West (incumbent) | 14,328 | 52.40 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Amir Joseph Malik | 12,984 | 47.48 | |
Write-in | 33 | 0.12 | ||
Total votes | 27,345 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nolan West (incumbent) | 11,067 | 57.25 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Ashton Ramsammy | 8,247 | 42.66 | |
Write-in | 16 | 0.08 | ||
Total votes | 19,330 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
West resides in Blaine,Minnesota. [1]
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